Archive for 'Outdoor News'

How to Predict the Weather from the Clouds

March 8th, 2010 – 11:16 am Posted by Louise
Tagged as: Outdoor News

Did anyone else love the weather as much as I did this weekend in New England? Blue skies with a bright sun, it seems that spring is finally here. Have you ever wondered about ways you can predict the weather, without having to look at the forecast? The sky, and specifically clouds, can tell a [...]

Mont Tremblant Resort

December 29th, 2009 – 8:04 am Posted by Louise
Tagged as: Outdoor News, Skiing

Note: This article is focused on Mont-Tremblant, the mountain itself as a ski resort. For more about the surrounding pedestrian village, visit our sister site, GoodLifeReview.com.
In English, “Mont Tremblant” translates to “trembling mountain”. With a peak of 875 meters, Mont Tremblant is one of the tallest mountains in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada, making [...]

Parkour

November 17th, 2009 – 11:41 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Parkour is the art of moving. Parkour enthusiasts practice the art by maneuvering their way over, around, and through obstacles in the most efficient way possible. The sport requires no special equipment or playing surface. It typically is played in cities, which by their nature provide a suitable series of obstacles.
Parkour originated [...]

Bike Trails

October 15th, 2009 – 9:41 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe
Tagged as: Biking, Outdoor News

I’m a city boy now, or at least I’m a country boy who lives in the city. I grew up riding my bike over dirt trails, up impossibly steep inclines, and through tangled thickets unfit for two-wheeled travel. Recently, however, bike riding is done on side streets where I can encounter the least [...]

Sunday River Season Tickets

October 2nd, 2009 – 9:00 am Posted by Bea
Tagged as: Outdoor News, Skiing

When the clock turned 5:22pm on September 22nd I think I may have been the only one celebrating the end of summer at my work. Some people looked at me as if I were crazy for wanting summer to end, and others just looked at me as if I were crazy. In any matter I [...]

Labor Day

September 9th, 2009 – 6:10 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Some things are just better outside. With all due respect to the treadmill crowd, you can’t beat a walk in the great outdoors. The best, juiciest, thickest hamburger that can be made in the finest of restaurants can’t compare to an average backyard barbecue burger.
I think of Labor Day as a weekend-long celebration [...]

Experiencing Nature While Living in Boston

August 24th, 2009 – 6:24 am Posted by Bea

Some of us are so extremely lucky to live in places where we can go water skiing, rock climbing, snowboarding, hiking, and more. There are others of us who are living the city life– far away from the beautiful Rocky Mountains of the West or the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Of course, most of [...]

Vattenfall Cyclassics

August 19th, 2009 – 7:44 am Posted by Bea
Tagged as: Outdoor News

This weekend is one in which I have had the pleasure in staying with a family in Germany. I am staying with a girl who was on my collegiate rowing team last year and who is going to be living in the same eight person dorm/apartment next year. I decided to book a flight to [...]

Sharing the Great Outdoors

August 14th, 2009 – 9:53 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

I love my back to nature, just me and the wild, working up a good sweat, outdoors time.  I’ve always seen it as ‘my’ time, alone time – something that I do to get away from it all.  As I adjusted to city life, my pilgrimages to the unspoiled became even more treasured to me. [...]

Planning Your First Canoe Trip

July 27th, 2009 – 10:12 am Posted by Jane Wangersky

Canoeing can be a great way to see the wilderness, enjoy its peace and quiet, spend time with your family or friends, and get some exercise. If you’ve never tried it, maybe this summer is the time to start.
Before your first canoe trip, it’s essential to do some planning. There are the commonsense preparations you’d [...]